Wednesday, December 22, 2010

finch


finished by midnight tonight. now to chill and enjoy a glass of vino with the little lady.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

twelve by twelve

on my easel at home right now.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

swallows




two swallows i'm working on.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

show



i'm going to be in a two man show this february alongside my good friend and badass artist Richard Salcido at Silver Queen Fine Art in Park City, UT. this will be our third year in a row. every year has been better than the last. unfortunately i wasn't present for the last one due to a blizzard here in NY. we will definitely be there this year. Richard did the postcard for the show. i think it looks great! most of the work i've been posting are for this show. if you're in the area come down and say hi. hope to see you there!

Friday, December 10, 2010

fin?


finished this up last night. or is it?
i actually like what British painter Euan Uglow said
"My paintings are never finished, they just stop"
this one has stopped.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

orchids in progress




some shots i took this morning before work.
i'm enjoying how this one is evolving.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

go to sleep, will ya?



finished this up this evening/morning.
not the best pics but you get the idea.
finishing up a glass of vino and its bedtime....

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

i miss taco tuesday


snapped a quick pic this morning before work.
i remember back in california there was
a common known phenomena that every
tuesday was two for one
TACO TUESDAY.
i think someone's hungry......

Monday, November 29, 2010

flores chiquitas



started these flowers last night. i've had the background for a while but have been waiting to paint the right imagery on it. i like the organic movement and didn't want to do anything that would obstruct or lose the quality too much. i decided to go small and concentrated, so far.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

orchids



pic from last nights session.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

sketch



sketched in some orchids on a dark blueish gray background with a white pencil.
i wondered if i reversed the image in photoshop it would
turn out like a graphite drawing?
the results: yup.
the reason: just because
the outcome: neato

Monday, November 22, 2010

over the weekend



1. finished up the two Gonolek's
2. some composition studies with acrylic on paper.
3. red winged blackbird for a trade with a friend.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

chop chop


chopping away.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

fragmented


started this last night. there are times where i want to leave some of the painting really broken up and undone like this. i tend to either not allow myself or forget during the process. maybe someday...

Friday, November 12, 2010

learn to draw


this is too good!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

crave



a silver-eared mesia i finished last night.
16x20 acrylic on canvas

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

babble



added an Australian Brown Babbler.
i sort of finagled my own coloring on the bird.

Friday, November 5, 2010



i sometimes wonder why i post so many images of works in progress.
i don't have an answer.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010


on the easel right now.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

nepenthes


some tropical pitcher plants.
in progress

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

current state








some pics from around the studio.

Saturday, October 23, 2010


a little further along.

Friday, October 22, 2010

on the easel



painted in the skull and foliage last night.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

last two finished



these two and the last two pieces 'vagabond' and 'reverence' (below) are going to be exhibited at the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. from Oct 24- Jan 9th. they're for sale too :)
for inquiries you can call at 920-458-6144

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

reverence




finished last night.

Monday, October 11, 2010

18x18


started on Saturday.

Friday, October 8, 2010

update



still chopping away. added the warbler on top and the magnolia on the left last night.